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CE's avatar

It isn’t an administration, it is a mob headed by a failing nodfather.

Stephen H.'s avatar

Seems like the guilty are ruling over the innocent instead of vice Versa

Michelle Landa's avatar

This administration must be stopped. The only way we the people can do this is to vote in the midterms and stop this horrible government shift. You can’t just register. You MUST vote. We have 2 more years with this maniac-in-chief, but a Democratic House can do something these Republicans are unwilling to do. If we can’t fully take the keys away from grandpa a blue wave can hide them. Yes we can. Let’s do this before it all backfires and we won’t be able to reverse it. Not too late.

Theresa Bush's avatar

You're absolutely right Michelle. It's time we get the keys.

Elena Freshman Schumann's avatar

Just re arranging the chairs is not going to matter at all. The dems are also dysfunctional and all of this is at least in part their own fault because they are not offering a reasonable alternative to the Trump people.

Everybody's Mamá's avatar

Everyone else STOP MAKING EXCUSES - You are not - Too Old - Too Young - Too Fragile - Too Poor - Too Tired - Too Busy to STOP Doing These 20 Things to Support the Anti-tRump / Bankrupt the Oligarchs Movement everyday:

https://onemommy.substack.com/p/do-not-do-these-20-things-to-support?r=113nff&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

There can be no change if our Calls for Action go unheard. SPREAD THE WORD (Restack & Share). Be kind and stay peaceful! Random Acts are contagious and will be paid forward! STOP UNNECESSARY SPENDING - Buy Necessities Only.

Signe K.'s avatar

"Congress appears increasingly sidelined." Not quite accurate. Congress CHOSE to be sidelined. We have a GOP that sits on its hands. Enablers all. They control all branches of government, and they are doing NOTHING to stop the corruption and dictatorial whims of a very unfit con man. I write to my 3 ruby-red elected un-representatives daily to tell them what I think. We all should be doing that. Call, write, and boycott (as noted by another commenter).

Roberto Blyden's avatar

Are your representatives listening?

Signe K.'s avatar

I have seen no evidence of life from those offices. They send out propaganda letters and emails in response. However, despite the lack of change, I feel it's my civic duty to remind them that they are supposed to represent ALL their constituents, not just the wealthy. They are on notice, as far as I'm concerned. Their offices do count the opinions of voters on issues.

Everybody's Mamá's avatar

JUST DO IT!

People's Project 2026 (PP2026) needs you to help us grow the next phase of the Anti-tRump / Fight the Oligarchs Resistance! We need your ideas and your help. We don't need permission, we don't have to pick a start date or join an organization - we just need to start - now, alone if you wish but better together with friends and family - Just do it!

~ If you have a cell phone or computer help us spread the word. Flood the media with our calls for action or your own, copy and paste our events in your email or text messages and send to everyone in your contact list - just do it.

~ If you are able to publish this story in your community publications, business newsletters, church bulletins, etc. - just do it.

~ If you have marketing skills use them to tell people to STOP Shopping for Non-essential and support the movement - just do it.

~ If you are a student who needs a school project use this opportunity to help support our resistance efforts - just do it.

~ If you have a large platform or - Be kind and share this information with your followers - just do it.

~ If you follow someone with a platform, use their comment section to ask them to help promote PP2026 - just do it.

~ If you work for a media, radio, broadcast or podcast station don't let the tRump silence the truth! Donate some time to speak to your listeners and viewers about our lost civil rights and what we have to do to restore them - just do it.

~ If you have been affected by the tRump's Big Brutal Cuts and you have a voice, use your words, spoken or written, to warn your people that the tRump is threatening to privatize insurance, education, emergency, elder, child and medical care and services and these cuts could hurt their families too - unless you can afford to pay for these services (and make the oligarchs richer) - just do it.

~ If you have access to a printer, handout brochures or post flyers - just do it.

~ If you have a business and can provide a service for someone in need - random acts of kindness will be paid forward - just do it.

~ If you love to organize, plan an event to build the resistance - just do it.

~ If you are an Influencer please speak the truth about the hate and cruelty coming out of the White House. Tell your audience what they can do to end human suffering - just do it!

What can you do? Learn more here:

https://onemommy.substack.com/p/project-defeat-the-trump

JUST DO IT!

People's Project 2026 (PP2026) needs you to help us grow the next phase of the Anti-tRump / Fight the Oligarchs Resistance! We need your ideas and your help. We don't need permission, we don't have to pick a start date or join an organization - we just need to start - now, alone if you wish but better together with friends and family - Just do it!

~ If you have a cell phone or computer help us spread the word. Flood the media with our calls for action or your own, copy and paste our events in your email or text messages and send to everyone in your contact list - just do it.

~ If you are able to publish this story in your community publications, business newsletters, church bulletins, etc. - just do it.

~ If you have marketing skills use them to tell people to STOP Shopping for Non-essential and support the movement - just do it.

~ If you are a student who needs a school project use this opportunity to help support our resistance efforts - just do it.

~ If you have a large platform or - Be kind and share this information with your followers - just do it.

~ If you follow someone with a platform, use their comment section to ask them to help promote PP2026 - just do it.

~ If you work for a media, radio, broadcast or podcast station don't let the tRump silence the truth! Donate some time to speak to your listeners and viewers about our lost civil rights and what we have to do to restore them - just do it.

~ If you have been affected by the tRump's Big Brutal Cuts and you have a voice, use your words, spoken or written, to warn your people that the tRump is threatening to privatize insurance, education, emergency, elder, child and medical care and services and these cuts could hurt their families too - unless you can afford to pay for these services (and make the oligarchs richer) - just do it.

~ If you have access to a printer, handout brochures or post flyers - just do it.

~ If you have a business and can provide a service for someone in need - random acts of kindness will be paid forward - just do it.

~ If you love to organize, plan an event to build the resistance - just do it.

~ If you are an Influencer please speak the truth about the hate and cruelty coming out of the White House. Tell your audience what they can do to end human suffering - just do it!

What can you do? Learn more here:

https://onemommy.substack.com/p/project-defeat-the-trump

Dianne K   🐱🐶🐈‍⬛ 🐾❤️'s avatar

Thank you for posting this. The more information that is shared, the better off we are.

Everybody's Mamá's avatar

Unfortunately, most of our Calls for Action go unheard and unshared. Less than 95% of the US population is supporting the resistance on the required daily basis. That 95% are doing absolutely nothing to resist. Knowing that the tRump is evil and waiting for an election that may not happen does not count as supporting the resistance. We are funding this evil nightmare and the fascist are getting more powerful every day because most Americans are sitting back and not participating at all.

Dianne K   🐱🐶🐈‍⬛ 🐾❤️'s avatar

Ron Johnson, (senator), Wisconsin, only has an answering machine. Glen Grothman, Congress guy, sends out a form letter. Both are worthless.

Deb Bennett's avatar

Great ideas, Everybody's Mama.

Kim Cucoch's avatar

Yes. Americans should be concerned. But Canadians should be concerned too. Whatever happens in the US always affects Canada in some shape or form.

Lyse 📎's avatar

This President doesn’t support restraint. He’s a spoiled child wanting more. Now. Gimme.

Theresa Bush's avatar

Michael

You've given us a perfect description of what this presidency is..no, has become.

This is extremely concerning and the country must wake up and see it.

To borrow an "old" quote from you: " if they can do it to me, they can do it to you." Only now it's expanded to foreign countries and independent journalists and beyond.

Marek's avatar

trump is as cruel as stalin, but zillion times more stupid.

Lisbeth's avatar

I can agree with what he’s saying here. Even though our allies viewed us as a global security advocate, the public in other countries has long seen the US as an unchecked, overreaching power. And that was before Trump and his vendetta against the world. Trump has only accelerated that narrative shift. We’re now ignoring our former allies and acting purely on our own whims - destabilizing the world in the process.

Joanne Held's avatar

Everybody's Mamá, your credibility diminishes when you post repeatedly, IMO. However, I prefer to reply to Michael's essay. Technological advancements over the years have, unsurprisingly, changed the way countries govern themselves and how they exist together. The world has gotten smaller as these things have stopped being novelties and are now available to all. The pace of the changes has also increased. With that being said, we now live in a world where the leaders can communicate in real time. There isn't time to think and reflect before a decision must be made. Add unscrupulousness to the mix, and we are now living with uncertainty, which is not a comfortable place to be. It is all these things that have brought us to where we are now. We are in a mess. Trump is foolish and has no sense of what is right or wrong. He knee-jerks his responses without careful thought. What is even more dangerous is that he decides too quickly what to do and moves on to the next project before the others are finished. The overall sense is, to me, nerve-racking, and it ends up costing us way too much monetarily and hurts our reputation. The momentum increases, and everything gets worse. The pace increases but never decreases. And mistakes increase. And the mistakes get costlier. And there is no 'fix'. Even after Trump, there still aren't going to be ways to reverse the damage he has done. He has been stacking the deck all this time, and we have no other deck to use. It is a sad state of affairs.

Roberto Blyden's avatar

Summary: Trump is a Dictator.

Arugula's avatar

We are fortunate that these hunt-and-destroy tactics have not been used by foreign powers against Americans, as our own leaders likely are guilty of transgressions similar to those being punished.

Patricia Hollinshead's avatar

Yet. I don’t know who we think we are!! Making more and more enemies by the day.

WE NEED A CONGRESS!!

Louise's avatar

Michael you know this man more than anyone else.

Can he be stopped?

Can all the damage he’s caused be reversed?

Right now we are feeling defeated and helpless.

Please give us hope for our democracy to win!!

November will probably determine that outcome.

We must win in November people.

GO VOTE. 💙💙💙💙💙It’s our only chance to save our democracy other than ridding ourselves of this dictator.

Be informed..

Talk to friends..

Wake up America..

We all know the spineless republicans won’t do that..

Doreen Parker's avatar

He's watched too many movies...